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|   Old Halifax Road
in Virginia Historical Markers This marker notes where present day U.S. Highway 301 merges with the Old Halifax Road. There's a lot of military history associated with this road. This marker was placed in 1946. posted by:  showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/16/2006 last visited: 9/23/2008 |
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| Sussex County - Greensville County in Virginia Historical Markers A two-sided marker at the Sussex-Greensville County line. This marker was placed in 1928. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/9/2006 last visited: 9/23/2008 |
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| Nottoway River Crossings in Virginia Historical Markers This marker notes several important military crossings of the Nottoway River in this area during both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. This marker is located right next to the U.S. Highway 301 bridge over the river and was placed in 2003. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/8/2006 last visited: 6/20/2009 |
 view gallerySW15 km |  U.S. Highway 301, Emporia, Virginia
in Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers This Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker is in northern part of Emporia, Virginia. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/7/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Sussex Municipal Water Tower, Sussex, Virginia
in Water Towers The municipal water tower in Sussex, Virginia. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/11/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE16.4 km |  Sussex Courthouse Volunteer Fire Department, Sussex, Virginia
in Firehouses The Volunteer Fire Department in the county seat of Sussex County. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/16/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE16.6 km |  Sussex County Courthouse Historic District, Sussex, Virginia
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Sussex County Courthouse Historic District is located in Sussex, Virginia. The town is also known by its historic name, Sussex Courthouse. At the center of the district is the historic courthouse building, built in the Early Republic architectural style and completed in 1828. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/11/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE16.6 km |  Sussex County War Memorial, Sussex, Virginia
in World War I Memorials and Monuments Sussex County, Virginia's World War I Memorial is actually a multi-war monument covering World War I and subsequent conflicts. It was installed in 1964. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/11/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE16.6 km |  Monument to the Confederate Soldiers of Sussex County, Sussex, Virginia
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A proud Confederate soldiers sits atop the Sussex County Confederate Monument in Sussex, Virginia. This monument was installed in November 1912. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/11/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryN16.6 km | History at Stony Creek in Virginia Historical Markers This marker deals with three Civil War points. By 1864, Stony Creek was the northern terminus of the Weldon Railroad and supplies for Petersburg had to be carted from here north. Raids by Union Calvary commanded by Gen. Wilson and Gen. Gregg were conducted here. Lee's Calvary was involved in Wilson's action. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/7/2006 last visited: 6/20/2009 |
 view galleryN16.6 km | U.S. Highway 301, Stony Creek, Virginia in Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers This Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker is on U.S. Highway 301 South in Stony Creek. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/7/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW16.9 km |  Burger King - Market Dr - Emporia, VA
in Burger King Restaurants Burger King resturant and Citgo gas station. posted by:  fatcat161 location: Virginia date listed: 4/28/2009 last visited: 2/3/2010 |
 view gallerySW17.2 km |  Subway - 103 Cloverleaf Drive - Emporia, VA
in Subway Restaurants Subway restaurant located off Exit 11 on Interstate 95 in Emporia, Virginia. posted by: ahight location: Virginia date listed: 3/28/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW17.2 km |  Emporia Train Depot
in Train Stations/Depots The historic Emporia Train Depot was built around 1900 and served passengers and freight on the Petersburg Railroad and later the Seaboard Coast Line. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/5/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.2 km | Emporia Railroad History in Virginia Historical Markers Marker commemorates railroad history in Emporia. The Petersburg Railroad ran through the town and was an important lifeline to General Lee's Army during the Civil War. This marker was placed in 1995 and is located at the historic Emporia Train Depot. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/5/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.4 km |  Halifax Street Town Clock, Emporia, Virginia
in Town Clocks This town clock is in Emporia, Virginia on Halifax Street. This is the old business district of town and this clock is part of restoration efforts. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/5/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.4 km | Emporia Fire Station, Emporia Volunteer Fire Department in Firehouses Emporia Fire Station is the home of the Emporia Volunteer Fire Department. The station was built in 1997. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/18/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW17.5 km | John Day in Virginia Historical Markers John Day was a free African American born in Hicksford (now Emporia) in 1797. He became a Baptist minister and immigrated to Liberia as a missionary. He later became active in politics and he signed the country's Declaration of Independence and Constitution. He also was a Chief Justice of Liberia's Supreme Court. This marker was placed in 1997. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/5/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.5 km | Butts Tavern in Virginia Historical Markers Butts Tavern was a historic building in Emporia dating to the 18th century. Colonial Army General Nathaniel Greene spent the night here and George Washington mentions the Tavern in his diary in 1791. Restoration work in 1965 actually resulted in fire that damaged the building beyond repair. This marker was placed in 1999. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/5/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.7 km |  Emporia, VA - 23847
in U.S. Post Offices Local post office for Emporia, VA. posted by: goldmanford location: Virginia date listed: 12/22/2007 last visited: 12/22/2007 |
 view gallerySW17.7 km | Hicksford Raid in Virginia Historical Markers This marker deals with a Union raid to detroy the Petersburg Railroad in December 1864. The raid was mostly sucessful, but the Union damage was quickly repaired by the Confederates. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/18/2006 last visited: 12/16/2007 |
 SW18 km | Benjamin D. Tillar, Jr. in Virginia Historical Markers Emporia, was formed in 1887 from the merger of Hicksford and Belfield. Because of friction between the two villages, Benjamin Tillar, a county native and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, named the town after Emporia, Kansas, the hometown of one of his associates in the Atlantic and Danville Railroad. Emporia comes from the Latin word meaning place of plenty where business is transacted. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/18/2006 last visited: 9/2/2008 |
 view gallerySW18 km | Robert Hicks in Virginia Historical Markers A marker about an earlier pioneer and soldier and the person who Hicksford (later Emporia) was named for. This marker was placed in 1997. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/22/2006 last visited: 9/2/2008 |
 view gallerySW18 km | Chaplain Thomas M. Bulla in Virginia Historical Markers In April 1917, a popular young Presbyterian minister
left his church to accompany soldiers from
the area to boot camp. When the division sailed for France, Thomas Bulla went along as chaplain. He stayed with his men in the trenches, assisting the wounded and the sick without regard to personal danger. Then,
on October 15, 1918, during the battle along
the Meuse, Bulla was himself wounded. He
died two days later, the only chaplain of a Virginia regiment to die in WWI. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 8/22/2006 last visited: 9/2/2008 |
 view gallerySW18 km | Greensville County Confederate Memorial, Emporia, Virginia in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials This monument is on the grounds of the County Courthouse in Emporia, the County Seat of Greensville County. posted by: showbizkid location: Virginia date listed: 7/30/2006 last visited: 8/3/2008 |
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